DEP to review permitting process for Maine casino

Published July 23, 2012 6:10pm ET



PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Environmental officials say they don’t plan to shut down Maine’s newest casino after a judge nullified its development permit less than two months after opening for business.

In a 10-page decision, Justice Michaela Murphy agreed with the Androscoggin River Alliance that the Department of Environmental Protection wrongly granted the permit for the Oxford Casino after considering just the first phase of the three-phase project.

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